Jornada has to be one of the most difficult Spanish words to translate into English. Jornada is basically journey or a march performed in one day, but it is much more as well. For instance, jornada electoral is polling day; jornada laboral is working day; jornada matutina and jornada vespertina refers to morning and afternoon … Read more
All along these 1,124 consecutive entries, I have been compiling a collection of abstract photographs of La Antigua Guatemala with the idea that one day, perhaps, I will have another exhibit called Antigua Abstracta as a follow up to Antigua in Black and White. Anyway, in the mean time, you get to enjoy my findings. … Read more
For those who come to AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com for the photos, here’s today’s photo of paninos or paninis which I believe are Italian words for sandwiches. In the picture above you can appreciate the cheese and chicken panino from Café Barista which aims to have gourmet sandwiches to accompany their large selection of up-scale coffee selection. A … Read more
Café Barista is the newest hipster kid on the block in La Antigua Guatemala. Café Barista opened its doors the week before the Holy Week. The prices are higher than normal, but so is the quality. They also have free wifi zone. Café Barista is located on the Northwest corner of La Antigua Guatemala’s Central … Read more
Nowadays, even fast-food restaurants are creating up-scale spaces within their premises. That’s the case of McDonald’s in La Antigua Guatemala that turned a little coffee cart service they had at the entrance known as McCafé into a large and delightful area for having coffee, desserts and your regular menu with a South view of Volcán … Read more
Oh how I wish I could be like Truman Capote and take this avalanche of twits, news, videos about a scandal developing right now in Guatemala City an turn it into a novella. But, like I said before, “… if Kafka had lived in Latin America, he surely would had been a clerk all of … Read more
If you have followed the daily of updates of the La Antigua Guatemala DailyPhoto (LAGDP) for at least a year, you would know that Mother’s Day is celebrated in Guatemala on May 10th as Día de las madres. To all the visiting moms, please, let me share with you the Guatemalan classic marimba Un vals … Read more
It’s been a while since I last updated the color palette category. What do you think of the new colors?
Guatemala has some of the best textiles you can find in the world. If you come to La Antigua Guatemala, you can find this wonderful textiles everywhere, including ambulant textiles sellers on the streets. If you take a close-up look at the Guatemalan textiles, you will be amazed at the intricate weaving patterns. Some people … Read more
This satchel is perfect for coffee lovers. This satchel is made by recycling of the coffee sacks used for carrying whole coffee beans of the best coffee in the world (follow the white rabbit if you want to see the coffee sack). You can also find backpacks, bags and purses made from these recycled coffee … Read more
I wonder what would be a good translation for espumillas? A literal translation would be little sponges, but a proper word is meringue. Espumillas can be found year round in La Antigua Guatemala and the rest of the country. Espumillas are often found in town fairs and at your local tienda (convenience store). Espumillas are … Read more
Okay, here’s a sign of restaurant exploiting the fact that everybody knows all grandmothers prepare the best food and have the most obscure recipes for authentic traditional food. By the way, I do miss the food of mis abuelas. 🙁
Surely you remember the photo of Clamping the automobiles on the No parking zone, right? Or how about the story of two police officers reporting that their patrol car was stolen, “Nos robaron la patrulla, cambio” in Guatemalan police anecdotes? Well, it looks like there is a traffic police officer who is not taking any … Read more
Día de la Santa Cruz (Day of the Holy Cross) is celebrated in Guatemala and other Latin American countries on May 3rd which is also the day of the construction worker or albañiles as they are known in Spanish. Through out La Antigua Guatemala and the rest of the country you can find adorned crosses, … Read more
According to my dashboard, today’s entry is number 1111. Go figure! Alameda is the Spanish word for tree-line road or pathway. La Antigua Guatemala has three alamedas from its original drawn grid of 1543. The three alamedas are Alameda Santa Lucía, Alameda Santa Rosa and Alameda del Calvario. I believe this is the first time … Read more